Politics

…Measure 110…

It’s certainly true that drug-related deaths are increasing among Oregon teenagers faster than anywhere else in the nation… but that rise began well before voters approved Measure 110. “We can all acknowledge that implementing a transformational policy during a global pandemic has had its challenges. Even with all of the struggles, the initial data show…

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Politics

Are magic mushrooms the next cannabis… prepare

In 13 cities and statewide in Oregon, psilocybin has been decriminalized… these governments have deprioritized prosecuting… [investigating]… people for [cultivation]… [sharing]… its possession or use. …the beginning of the end of psilocybin prohibition, pointing to the cannabis legalization movement’s roots in decriminalization. Original Article (Business News Daily):Are magic mushrooms the next cannabis industry? How entrepreneurs…

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Biography/Memoir

…psilocybin mushroom farming…

…three manufacturers (growers) of the chosen mushroom, psilocybe cubensis, have been licensed and are growing it… They are Tori Armbrust of Southeast Portland, Andreas Met of Medford, Gared Hansen of Walterville. Original Article (KOIN):Portland mom spearheads psilocybin mushroom farming, one tote at a timeArtwork Fair Use: Flanoz

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Politics

Oregon’s… psilocybin is being…

…mushrooms grow like, well, mushrooms, in… Oregon… the Northwest… …amateur mycologists are growing hundreds of grams of Psilocybe… in plastic tubs in basements around town… psychedelic mushrooms are too promising for mental health (and even world peace) to leave only to the wealthy who can afford state-sponsored trips… Original Article (Willamette Weeek):Oregon’s appetite for psilocybin…

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Modern Culture

Make room for mushrooms…

…people have been using psychedelics for community gatherings, religious ceremonies and healing purposes for centuries… according to 2021 research published in the… journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, psychedelic use in rituals… around the world, “from the Americas, to Eurasia, to Australia, and Africa.”…help us dismantle those precepts that result in deeply unequal societies in the…

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Politics

Colorado… ‘magic mushroom’…

…unlicensed practitioners can receive compensation for providing services related to natural medicine, though they cannot sell the substances. Under the ballot measure [Colorado Prop 122], Coloradans 21 years or older can access mushrooms at state licensed healing centers, under rules to be promulgated by the state Department of Regulatory Agencies [and allowed for growing, gathering, and gifting].…

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Politics

Coloradans… new… restrictive… psychedelic bill introduced…

…to organize lobbying efforts after a lawmaker introduced a bill regulating the fungus.  The proposed bill contains details about how the state would go about implementing the landmark Natural Medicine Health Act [NMHA]. The NMHA–also known as Prop 122–was passed in November 2022. It created a path for “healing centers,” where adults over 21 can take…

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Politics

Oregon’s magic mushroom experiment…

Tori Armbrust [of Satori Farms, LLC] applied for a license to grow magic mushrooms on Jan. 2 [2023], the first day the health authority began accepting applications. In March [2023], she became the first person to receive a manufacturer license. Angela Allbee [Section Manager at Oregon Health Authority’s Psilocybin Services Section] at the time congratulated…

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Spirituality

…magic mushroom church is opening a new chapel…

…SoMa facility is no ordinary chapel: it’s the second location of the Church of Ambrosia… a nondenominational religious organization that believes… psilocybin mushrooms are divine sacraments… an interfaith organization dedicated to expanding public access to psychedelic mushrooms… …magic mushrooms have been a part of religious practices around the globe for thousands of years… any adult…

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Spirituality

…psychedelic mushroom church, finds faith with fungi

The “sacred mushrooms,” as the church often calls them, are a Schedule I controlled substance that can carry a punishment of up to three years for possession, but registered 508(c)(1)(a) churches like Psanctuary [non-profit religious organization] have certain legal protections they say allow them to use mushrooms in controlled worship contexts. “We believe that Sacred…

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